I honestly can't see this team any worse than a 7-9 team. One thing we have going for us is that we unlike pretty much every other team don't rely on 1 or 2 players. So no injury or poor performance can ruin this team. We def. don't have the talent to pull off a 13-3 12-4 type season, but I highly doubt people would bet against us going 10-6. The biggest things this team needs to do is get pressure on the QB to help a subpar CB group right now. Stuff the run like last season. Cause turnovers. Better decision making at QB. Be a threat in the passing game. Lastly run the ball like a top 5 running team. If we can achieve the majority of these, we will be no worse than 8-8 IMO.

I don't see barring a serious injury plaguing our season how we could ever be a lottery pick team. We will have at the very least an above average defense, assuming our corners never pan out. And our offense cannot possibly be worse then last year Geno will be better and he will have a couple more legitimate weapons.

Yeah, have to be a little realistic. This team has just as much a chance to win 6 games as it does 10. There's questions on the defensive side of the ball like the secondary and lack of pass rush. And the offense obviously has a lot to prove. If things shake out well we could win 10. But 5-6 wins is definitely not out of the realm of possibility.

It's not to late to pick up someone who can help us in the secondary if it's needed.

There is a lot riding on Geno, but Vick is our insurance. So I'm not to worried about that this season. I said we were a playoff team as soon as we signed vick.

We have 2 great RB's and 2 good RB's with Richardson added. CJ fits Marty's system well. I think we have #1 rushing offense potential if we run the ball enough.

Our GM actually signed who most ranked as the #1 QB, RB, and WR in free agency. Even signed a 7 sack DE as a back up. Idzik isn't going to spend it because he have the money, he's thinking long term. Tanny didn't think long term.

If we find the right CB or one of our own step up this season, we'll win at least 9 games._________________
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every year is a question mark .with the exception of 2010 , and 1999 i cant remember in my life when when this team was supposed to be a deadlock playoff team . i feel were way ahead of where we were last year .

1 the corner issue is this bad because of injuries (3 top guys got hurt)
2 we have way more weapons than any year since 2010 . last 2 years it was high school level talent.
3 the o line looked really good
4 coples ,babin ,barnes i feel will pit some pressure on the edge that we haven't had since rex been here
5 If we stink but geno steps up and plays good were going into next year way under the cap in position to turn this team around over night .

Good topic and thoughtful posts. Like most Jet fans I'm hoping for a playoff spot while cringing the possibility of 5 to 6 wins. My thoughts are:
1)without a doubt we must establish a strong running game if for no other reason than to keep the other side's offense off the field
2)In order to achieve the run game the O-line needs to show a lot more than we have seen in pre-season to date..but I'm hoping what we have seen is plain vanilla blocking schemes with the better stuff to come during the regular season
3) Geno has an excellent group of receivers..he just has to get the ball to them
4)Our porous secondary has to come up with a fix or we are ferscrewed.

He's held multiple front office positions including starting out as a scout

Plus he actually played the game too. He is thought to be a "numbers guy" incorrectly, because that was mostly his role with the Seahawks. But I feel pretty good with him overall as GM. He's not the same as Tanny, who was purely a numbers guy and never evaluated talent before becoming our GM._________________

I'm pretty sure Idzik has a 3-4 year plan to build with youth and add vets where needed. Over the next couple of years we'll have a ton of cap space so I'm pretty sure we'll start spending some of that money next year.

I think he got us enough talent this year to be respectable. After watching the Giant game I feel a lot better about our offensive line. Also our d line showed a decent pass rush and I'm sure they will still be a top team against the run. The cb play could be a problem but if Milliner comes back we could be ok there with him and Walls. I worry about Wison but maybe we play more 3 safties.

I don't think Rex was in Idzik's long term plans but there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between them so if we win 9 games this year I expect Rex will benefit from next years spending.

i posted here instead of starting a negative thread that will be locked in 10 minutes. Now a queston mark would be good. this team is a disaster in the making the only good that will come out of this seson is eric decker, jace amaro ,and a very high draft slot. the only thing we can do is not watch or go to the games which im sure will happen once there 1-6.